Dive summary:
- Advanced Disposal is appealing to the state to allow the Moretown landfill in Vermont to stay open, maintaining that keeping the landfill open is in public interest.
- The State of Vermont gave Advanced Disposal orders to lay out a detailed plan to minimize odor and increase oversight.
- To address the problems, Advanced Disposal plans on bringing in new management, placing a temporary cap on the landfill to reduce odor and limiting the amount of sludge allowed into the facility.
From the article:
"They pay considerable taxes to the Moretown community and the state of Vermont and by keeping operations going we won't have any disruption in the landfill marketplace," said Adam Necrason, an lawyer for the landfill.
Monday's proposal aims to keep the facility running in the short term. If the state approves this plan, Advanced Disposal will continue with its plans to purchase more land in order to keep the facility open past this summer when current space is expected to run out. ...